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Minimum wage will increase across Oregon in July
Oregon’s minimum wage will rise by 35 cents an hour on July 1, state labor officials announced Friday. The state raises its ...
Florida bill would allow employers to pay less than minimum wage
But Republican lawmakers are moving a bill that would allow employers to pay less. HB 541 would let an employee opt out of being paid the prevailing minimum wage for up to 12 months for trainees or ...
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Tucsonans say Arizona’s minimum wage isn’t enough, even after raise
TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) — Arizona’s minimum wage rose to $14.35 back in January, but many in Tucson say it’s still not enough to ...
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Senator Gillibrand introduces a bill to raise federal minimum wage
Senator Kirsten Gillibrand introduced a bill to raise the federal minimum wage with 178 other lawmakers. Officials said it ...
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Bernie Sanders Demands a $17 Minimum Wage as Trump’s Tariffs Embarrass GOP
Hungry for an economic populism that challenges Trump, Democrats line up behind Sanders’s latest minimum wage push.
One year in, California’s $20 minimum wage for fast food workers is lifting boats but still debated
California has had a special minimum wage for fast food workers that’s higher than other sectors for one year. Its effects ...
New bill proposes $17 U.S. minimum wage by 2030
Virginia Rep. Robert Scott and Sen. Bernie Sanders introduced a bill to raise the U.S. minimum wage to $17 by 2030.
Democrats unveil legislation raising federal minimum wage to $17 an hour
Rep. Bobby Scott (D-Va.) and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) introduced the Raise the Wage Act of 2025 on Tuesday in both ...
Labor wants to give the minimum wage a real boost. The benefits would likely outweigh any downsides
A real boost to award wages is unlikely to drive up inflation, nor adversely impact productivity. But it would provide ...